Books of Adam
The Books of Adam is a collective name of several apocryphal books relating to Adam and Eve.
- The Book of Adam or "Contradiction of Adam and Eve", denigrated as "a romance made up of Oriental fables" by the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia. It was first translated from the 6th century Ethiopian version into German by August Dillmann,[1] and into English by Solomon Caesar Malan.[2]
- The "Pénitence d'Adam", or "Testament d'Adam", composed of some Syrian fragments translated by Ernest Renan.[3] "The Penitence of Adam and Eve" has been published in Latin by Wilhelm Meyer.[4]
- "The Books of the Daughters of Adam", mentioned in the catalogue of Pope Gelasius I in 495–496, who identifies it with the Book of Jubilees, or "Little Genesis".
- The "Testament of Our First Parents", cited by Anastasius the Sinaïte.[5]
- The Book of Adam (Adamgirk) by Arakel of Siwnik (Arakel Sunetsi), a book of poetry on Adam and Eve. It was written in 1403, and first published in 1799. It was first translated to English by Michael E. Stone.[6]
See also
- The scripture of the Mandaean religion, Ginza Rabba, which is also titled The Book of Adam.
- Apocalypse of Adam
- Life of Adam and Eve
- Testament of Adam
- Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Books of Adam, the Books of.—The Book of Adam or "Contradiction of Adam and Eve," is a romance made up of Oriental fables. It was first translated from the Ethiopian version into German by Dillman, "Das ehristliche Adambuch" (Göttingen, 1853), and into English by Malan, "The Book of Adam and Eve" (London, 1882). The "Pénitence d'Adam ", or "Testament d'Adam", is composed of some Syrian fragments translated by Renan (Journal asiatique, 1853. II, pp. 427–469). "The Penitence of Adam and Eve" has been published in Latin by W. Meyer in the "Treatises of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences", XIV, 3 (Munich, 1879). To these are added "The Books of the Daughters of Adam", mentioned in the catalogue of Pope Saint Gelasius in 495–496, who identifies it with the "Book of Jubilees", or "Little Genesis", and also the "Testament of Our First Parents", cited by Anastasius the Sinaite, LXXXIX, col. 967.
Batiffol, Apocryphes, in Vig., Dict. de la Bible; W. Smith, Books of Adam, in Dict. Christ. Biography; David Mill, Dissertatio de Mohammedismo ante Mohammeden, in the Thesaurus d'Ugolino, XXIII, 1330; Weil, Bibl. Legenden der Muselmänner.
References
- Back to citation 'Das Christliche Adambuch' (Göttingen, 1853)
- Back to citation 'The Book of Adam and Eve' (London, 1882)
- Back to citation ('Journal Asiatique', 1853, II, pp. 427-471)
- Back to citation 'Treatises of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences', XIV, 3 (Munich, 1879)
- Back to citation LXXXIX, col. 967
- Back to citation "The Armenian Book of Adam: Kluge Fellow Michael Stone Lectures on Medieval Text". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2009-11-05.